Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Smith Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Smith Grove

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Smith Grove:
  • 31.139072, -95.385498
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Smith Grove

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Smith Grove is near Trinity County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Smith Grove

Communities Also Named Smith Grove ...

We found one communities that are also named Smith Grove.

Within Texas, the name Smith Grove is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Smith Grove in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Davie County
    • This Smith Grove is located in Davie County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smith Grove that is located in Houston County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Smith Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Grove ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cut is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut
• Friday
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Friday is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
• Holly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holly is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Hopewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Lone Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Pine is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Lovelady
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lovelady is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
• Plainview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainview is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Red Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Branch is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Smith Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smith Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Grove and extending to:

• Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Grove to Crockett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,742 miles [12,459.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'